WABI (Channel 5) reported on an Orono-based company founded by two University of Maine graduates that has been awarded $224,996 from the National Science Foundation. The grant will allow Revolution Research, Inc. to create a prototype for the first completely eco-friendly thermal insulation foam board. Nadir Yildirim, a graduate of UMaine’s innovation engineering program and […]
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According to The Handicapper’s Edge, Mick Peterson, executive director, Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory, and engineering professor at the University of Maine, will be a featured speaker at this years Welfare and Safety of Racehorse Summit on July 8.
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MaineBiz reported that the company Revolution Research Inc. — founded by UMaine graduates Nadir Yildirim and Alex Chasse — is receiving a $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for the development of a new environmentally friendly foam board insulation product.
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According to an article in the Portland Press Herald, The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved $1 billion toward the construction of an additional DDG-51 destroyer, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced Thursday. If the funding bill becomes law, the additional destroyer would likely be built at Bath Iron Works. The defense appropriations bill will also provide […]
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Revolution Research Inc., an Orono-based company founded by UMaine graduates Nadir Yildirim and Alex Chasse, will receive $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to create a prototype for the first 100 percent eco-friendly thermal insulation foam board, reported in an article in the Portland Press Herald. The award will allow the team to rent […]
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Civil engineering major becomes full-time Composites Center employee after graduation.
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Ali Abedi, University of Maine associate professor in electrical and computer engineering, was cited in a Portland Press Herald story about radio frequency emissions from a cell tower on the Deering High School roof that will be tested after a biology teacher reported fish in a room below the tower kept dying. Abedi said radio […]
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The 2015 Maine Government Summer Internship Program began May 26, with 34 college students interning in various state agencies. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine administers the 2015 Maine Government Summer Internship Program — a full-time, 12-week, paid work experience. Students’ majors include political science, economics, engineering and environmental science. […]
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WhatTheyThink.com announced Kelsey Bolduc, a chemical engineering major at the University of Maine, as recipient of the Engineering Division Scholarship. The scholarship is presented to science and engineering students interested in pursuing an engineering career in the pulp and paper industry. Bolduc is one of two students who will be awarded scholarships at the 2015 […]
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The University of Maine was recognized as one of the best colleges or universities for employers who want to hire high-quality engineering graduates. UMaine ranked fifth on College Recruiter’s list of the “Top 12 Hidden Gem Colleges for Employers Hiring Electrical and Communications Engineering Majors.” College Recruiter is the leading niche job board used by […]
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